Weed cutter



Feb. 17; 1925 Y J. LEHMAN WEED. CUTTER Filed Aug. 21, 1923 m 11111 l.llllll|1i. A 4 .l g m @L j w i j w Z 1/. 1 6 6 0 7 W fl .2 v a i 70' .J A 0% o l m I w W; 21 m L6 V a 0 7 7 2 J m n 7 a V 9 w f2 5 n an P 7 w 7 a Z M 7v m w I. l m A 4 a 5 5 a I Z m I W Patented Feb. 17, 1925.

I'iSlllATiEis i U'USEPH LEHMAN, 0'1? THE N T IQCEE rlmmounmnmnsmi,

EEED CUTTER.

.Application -filedt A ust 21, 1923, seriai-zmnessms.

l-Touallnwhom z'tmay concern:

jBe c itLknownS that I, f Josnrni LEHMAN, 1 a citizen is of the United States, residing at f li relnont; in the. county .ofDodge and]: State ofTNebraska, have invented inew andvuset'ul 7 may be --eiifectively. removedfrom-L the road bed and at the sides of the same.

A further object of the'inventionis to provide. a weed cutter .otzthischaracter in which i the. number of :imanually operable weed cutting ,unitsima-yl be variedto adapt tlfl'e weed cutter tol the width of the space to be .olearedof weeds. 7

It is also :an ;,Object of :the invention to provide -weed cutting mnits .so constructed and, arranged as. to; enable. each .oporator to conveniently control .7 a] unit with each hand.

"With these and .otherohjectsin .viewthe invention consists in \t-he construction t. and novel combinationand arrangement lot parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated .in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, l it being .understood that various changes, in the (form, proportion and .m-inor rldeta'ils of construction, n within the scope ,of the claims, may be; resorted to wi'thontidepa rting from [the spirit or ,sacrificingcany of the 1 advantages of the invention.

In the "drawing, [in a which like characters or reference .lclesignate corresponding parts in theseveral views z- Figure .1 is a ffront seleration partly a in.

1 section of c a weed cutter constrncted i in ,accoriclance With this ,invention land shown applied to al hanldrcar.

' .KFigmr L2 s a plan view, taken longitudinally of the laterally projecting ifname.

Eiguren cis a detail perspective view of :one hf the weedicuttingnnits Figureltuis acdetail View of. the wheel, the inner. disk being removed.

Figure. i is 1 a Y-detail fragmentary view of themainframe supporting bracket, showing the main ff-raine member in section.

"In jthev accompanying. drawing, in which is illustrated the preferred embodiment of theinvention, the weedtcutter comprises in its construction a hinged ii-ravine composed ot a tubular supporting member l andv a .bracingf frame member. 2' arranged at a slight .anglelto the tubular supporting member 1 ;.and-connectedat its outer end with' the outer iendeof the same man arm 3 1 having: a ,sleeve4 embracingtheouter end of the tubular: supporting member 1. The frame menihbers :1 was, which converge outwardly .fslightly are mountedon awhand-caih 5 by suitable hinged connections. 6? and '5 7 a which .inay :be of any desired constnuction and which permitsfthe laterally extending fraine to swingeupwardly and downwardly. The

1 supporting member i 1: is arranged at right angles :toilthe line of movement of-the handcar and the tubular member: leis adapted to receive a shaft "8 telescoping within the tubular member 3 and v adjustably secured 1 to the-..sa1ne. by mea-nsdof a suitable fastening :device 9 .toienable a wheellO carried by the outer" end. of theshaft, to be arranged Tt-he desired distance from v the hand-car 5 (for;runningupontheiinner rail of the adacent. track or upon the groundat the outer side of the track. on which the hand car is r placeol. iThe wheel lOH-may be of any deesired construction, and one or bothot the "flanges may consist otwa disk 11 bolted or otherwise securedktouthe wheel. (This will enable the disk 11 to berremoved when not .desiredioruuse, as for instance when the .weed rcntter .is :employed for cutting the weeds at e the side of the "roadbed. The I.hingedvconnections'6 and 7 will enable the weedccutter I to the readily swung upwardly iont set ';the way -of a passing 7 train; or for carrying. the weeden out offengagement with .thezroadbedin spots or sections where there carejno weeds.

The-supporting member -1 .is equipped withca' plurality of weed cutting units which comprises Pia hinged combined guide and bearing. bracket 12 andv an adj ustable cutter vcarrying iframe 113 provided with a blade 14 (arranged: insubstantially horizontalposition and adapted to be ccarried over the ground by the latera-lly projecting frame for cutting weeds, grass and other vegetation occurring between the tracks or at the sides of the same. The hinged bracket 12, which may be of any desired construct-ion, as illustrated in the accompanying drawing is composed of spaced parallel arms 15 and a transverse connected bar 16 provided with eyes 17, forming guide members through which passes the cutter carrying frame. The arms 15 are provided with bearing sleeves 18 arranged on the tubular member 1 and retained in proper position thereon by means of cotter pins or other suitable fastening devices. The blade carrying frame is preferably U-shaped and consists of parallel relatively long curved legs 19 and a connecting top handle portion 20 by means of which the weed cutting unit is controlled and which is adapted to be readily grasped with either hand. The eyes 17 may consist of U bolts or any other suitable means and they adjustably secure the cutter frame to the hinged bracket and enable the weed cutting blade 14 to be arranged in proper position with relation to the lateral movement of the frame for acting effectively in cutting the weeds. The weed cutting units are removably arranged on the supporting member l and their number may be varied for providing a weed cutter of the required width for cutting the weeds between the tracks or at the outer sides of the same, and in practice an operator will control a pair of weed cutting units by holding one of the cutter frames in each hand and as the hinged frames are movable on the supporting member 1 the blades may be raised or lowered as required. Any other suitable means may, of course, be employed for hinging the weed cutting units to the laterally projecting frame. In practice the weed outter is carried by the hand-car along the track, either between two tracks or at either side of the roadbed and the blades will effectively cut the weeds and other growth and enable the roadbed to be quickly cleared of growing vegetation and easily maintained in proper condition.

The hinge connection 6 preferably comprises a vertical bracket 21 composed of parallel sides and a connecting bottom portion, the upper terminals 22 of the sides being bent laterally to form attaching portions, which are suitably secured to the hand-car. The sides of the bracket are provided at intervals with aligned perforations 23 for the reception of a pivot Qet, preferably consisting of a bolt which passes through the sides of the bracket and through a tubular coupling section 25, in which the inner end of the tubular member 1 is secured by a pin 26. The hinge connection 7 of the brace or stay rod 2 preferably consists of a hook 27 and an eye 28. The hook is formed on the end of the brace or stay rod and is arr ranged in an approximately horizontal position to permit the upward and downward swinging movement of the device.

What is claimed is 1. A weed cutter of the character de scribed comprising a frame consisting of a bar, means whereby to mount the bar at its inner end on a car, a bracket adjustably supported in a substantially horizontal plane from the bar and having guide members on the front thereof, an inverted substantially U-shaped frame including legs and having its legs freely slidably vertically in the guide members, said frame being adapted to be raised or lowered and supported by the hand, and a cutter carried by the lower ends of the legs of said frame whereby the cutter is held manually at various distances from the ground.

2. A weed cutter of the character described comprising a frame consisting of bar, means whereby to connect the bar on a car, a bracket consisting of spaced arms having bearing sleeves at their inner ends mounted on said bar and a plate connecting the outer ends of said arms and having guide members, an inverted, substantially U-shaped frame having legs freely slidable vertically in said guide members and a cutter carried by the lower ends of the legs of said frame.

3. A weed cutter of the character de scribed comprising a frame consisting of a tubular bar, a plurality of brackets secured to the bar and extending substantially horizontally therefrom, each bracket being provided with a pair of guide members, and frames each having parts slidable vertically in the respective pairs of guide members of the respective brackets and each frame member provided with a weed cutting blade at its lower end, each frame being adapted to be manipulated by hand to raise or lower the same and to hold the same and the blade at various distances from the ground. the blades being arranged in staggered relation.

4. A weed cutter of the character described, comprising a. frame including a tubular bar adapted to be secured to the side of a car, a wheel having an axle telescoping into the outer end of said tubular bar, a plurality of brackets secured to the bar, each bracket consisting of parallel arms secured at their inner ends to said bar and a plate connecting the outer ends of each, set of parallel arms, each plate having a pair of guide members and an inverted substantial U-shaped frame, one for each bracket, each frame having parts slidable in the guides of the respective bracket plates, a weed cutting blade carried by each of said frames, the blades being arranged in staggered relation.

5. A weed cutter of the character described comprising a bar, means whereby to mount the inner end of the bar on the side of a car, a bracket detachably secured to the bar and including a plate provided with a pair of guide members, a frame including spaced substantially parallel curved legs,

and a cutter carried by the lower ends of said legs, the legs being freely slidable in said guide members whereby to permit the frame and cutter to be ralsed or lowered at will.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JOSEPH LEHMAN. 

